Pittsburgh Steelers: David Bakhtiari weighes in as Aaron Rodgers shares snippets of his workout session with Steelers WRs in Malibu

David Bakhtiari weighes in as Aaron Rodgers shares snippets of his workout session with Steelers WRs in Malibu

Modified Jul 03, 2025 19:04 GMT

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Aaron Rodgers signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers late this offseason after being released by the New York Jets. However, he appears to be getting comfortable and gaining chemistry with his new teammates.

On Wednesday, Rodgers posted a photo on the social media platform Instagram, which showed him and members of the Steelers' offense working out together in Malibu. Earlier in the week on "The Pat McAfee Show," Rodgers confirmed that some members of the Steelers would be coming out to train with him in California.

"I know coming out to Malibu might not be that high on everybody’s list. ... But we do have some guys coming out next week. So, it’ll be fun to spend a little time with them." Rodgers said on the show.

In response to Rodgers' photo, David Bakhtiari, a longtime Green Bay Packers offensive lineman and good friend of Aaron Rodgers, commented on the social media release. Bakhtiari joked around by outlining how he was not fortunate enough to have made the group picture that was featured on the profile.

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"Damn. Almost made the photo op. Must've cut me out..." Bakhtiari replied to Rodgers.

Rodgers and Bakhtiari became good friends from their time in Green Bay.

At the moment, Bakhtiari is a free agent after being released by the Packers due to lingering injuries.

What will the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense look like next year?

Despite Aaron Rodgers and his fellow teammates training together in California, it remains to be seen how the unit will perform in 2025.

On one hand, the offense is extremely talented and has stars all around the field in Rodgers, DK Metcalf, Kaleb Johnson, Jonnu Smith and Pat Freiermuth.

On the other hand, four of those five are new to the team, something that could result in less of a connection, and some will still be learning the system by the time the 2025 season opens.

As a result, despite the training trip to California, the Pittsburgh Steelers will likely remain one of the stories of the offseason this year.

About the author

Joshua Gillesby is a College Sports journalist at Sportskeeda who graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor's in Arts & Science.

Josh is based in Ontario, Canada and his favorite college team is the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, due in large part to his former hockey team being invited for a tour of the facilities and watching a game while there.

His favorite past college football player is Joe Burrow, as his 2019 season was incredible and a major reason behind LSU's playoff success and National Championship.

Outside of work, Josh enjoys traveling, reading, writing, and science.

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